teched

[ techt ]

/ tɛtʃt /

adjective

tetched.

Words nearby teched

tec, tech, tech support, tech., tech. sgt., teched, techie, technetium, technetronic, technic, technical

Definition for teched (2 of 2)

tetched

or teched

[ techt ]

/ tɛtʃt /

adjective

touched; slightly crazy.

Origin of tetched

1925–30; variant of touched; perhaps representing earlier tached (Middle English techyd) in the compounds ( well-)tached, ( evil-)tached having the (specified) quality or disposition (Middle English tach(e), tech(e) trait, spot, stain < Old French tache spot (see tachism) + -ed³)

Example sentences from the Web for teched

So I jest reached in my pocket and teched it for luck, then I reached over and teched her arm.

Slave Narratives, Oklahoma |Various
Nothin' 'cep' fish should be teched with the naked fingers, dad says.

"Captains Courageous" |Rudyard Kipling
"Poor old Miriam, she's teched up here," one of the girls explained, tapping her forehead.

The Long Day |Dorothy Richardson
Perhaps your liver is teched a little and it makes you feel bad all over.

Drusilla with a Million |Elizabeth Cooper

An' ef you ever got a sudden whack on de funny-bone in yo' elbow, missy, you know how she suffered when she was teched.

Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches |Ruth McEnery Stuart

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teched

adjective

Words nearby teched

Definition for teched (2 of 2)

or teched

adjective

Origin of tetched

Example sentences from the Web for teched